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stan francisco · Post #1801 » by **stan francisco** » Wed Oct 9, 2019 11:11 pm

Kilroy wrote:They should move it to Pyongyang... Kim Jong loves the NBA...

Yeah. Call Rodman. Let’s add Russia, Turkey, Mien-mar, Saudi Arabia and Syria, make it the dictatorship tour.

Post #1802 » by **Danny Darko** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 4:53 am

Wagner and Bonga looked good against Guangzhou, which uhhh so it's all good if china is playing and getting whooped by our castoffs?
Wagner 9-10.

Landsberger · Post #1803 » by **Landsberger** » Sat Oct 12, 2019 2:48 am

Rich Rane wrote:
TyCobb wrote:NBA needs to cancel it.

Slava wrote:What a waste of a round trip around the globe and all the fatigue that comes with it.

I'm very interested in Lakers fans' thoughts on this. Would you guys be just as happy postponing the game and playing it home or canceling it altogether than actually playing it in China? The Chinese government is clearly lashing out at the NBA. What do you think the crowd would be like at an NBA exhibition?

The NBA is a business. They have a market and partners in the shoe companies that have very complicated relationships and obligations to China. The politics aside this is who the NBA is. Their growth market is assumed to be in China. China is a largely closed society and will use it's economic clout to stay the way and control it's image.... it's what totalitarianism is by definition.

As for what I think... ESPN characterized the Hong Kong protesters as "anti-government dissidents" while before this dust up most of us saw them as "Pro-Democracy" protesters. ESPN is part of all of this economically so it appears that there are no leaks in the ship at the moment. I think it's up to the fans to decide if they care at all... support one side over the other or are disgusted by the level of power a foreign government, who couldn't foster a sports league of it's own primarily because of it's economic/government ideology, has over the NBA. I'm in the latter....

karkinos · Post #1804 » by **karkinos** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 10:37 am

Watch on YouTube

7:11 norvell taking names

TKainZero · Post #1805 » by **TKainZero** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 6:43 pm

Lebron has joined the bow down to China bandwagon.

Post #1806 » by **snaquille oatmeal** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 6:56 pm

TKainZero wrote:Lebron has joined the bow down to China bandwagon.

Why do people keep thinking this, I saw the entire interview and it makes sense what he said, but it has been chopped into bite size snippets completely out of context.

I especially don’t like the snippet where he appears to say that freedom of speech has bad consequences, but what he was actually referring to was that he and his teammates where uniformed of what was happening because the news in China is censored and limited and if they use their freedom of speech When they don’t know what’s going on it can have bad consequences.

TKainZero · Post #1807 » by **TKainZero** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 7:00 pm

snaquille oatmeal wrote:
TKainZero wrote:Lebron has joined the bow down to China bandwagon.

Why do people keep thinking this, I saw the entire interview and it makes sense what he said, but it has been chopped into bite size snippets completely out of context.

I especially don’t like the snippet where he appears to say that freedom of speech has bad consequences, but what he was actually referring to was that he and his teammates where uniformed of what was happening because the news in China is censored and limited and if they use their freedom of speech When they don’t know what’s going on it can have bad consequences.

LEbron has been ignoring China since 2007

Lebron has been fine with the Chinese atrocities for more than a decade.

Lebron has been the most unlikeable nba player for a long time, and it’s just sad he is on my favorite team now.

Post #1808 » by **snaquille oatmeal** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 7:06 pm

TKainZero wrote:
snaquille oatmeal wrote:
TKainZero wrote:Lebron has joined the bow down to China bandwagon.

Why do people keep thinking this, I saw the entire interview and it makes sense what he said, but it has been chopped into bite size snippets completely out of context.

I especially don’t like the snippet where he appears to say that freedom of speech has bad consequences, but what he was actually referring to was that he and his teammates where uniformed of what was happening because the news in China is censored and limited and if they use their freedom of speech When they don’t know what’s going on it can have bad consequences.

LEbron has been ignoring China since 2007

Lebron has been fine with the Chinese atrocities for more than a decade.

Lebron has been the most unlikeable nba player for a long time, and it’s just sad he is on my favorite team now.

Haven’t we all? Think about every cent you have saved by buying something that was made in China vs splurging on the same item made in the States. It’s all about the Benjamin’s.

LAKESHOW · Post #1809 » by **LAKESHOW** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 7:07 pm

This is all morey, the rockets and silver. Especially the rockets, who have changed everything, their uniforms, business plan, marketing, all to get in bed with China. Somehow, morey forgot where their gettin that cheese from. And now, they want the Elite franchise in the league to bail them out? Child pleeeze.
Our uniforms are stayin Purple and Gold. We aint wearin no Red!

TKainZero · Post #1810 » by **TKainZero** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 7:08 pm

Lebron literally is the face of soulless, corporate fascism.

Sedale Threatt · Post #1811 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 7:39 pm

Deadspin summed it up:

Sedale Threatt · Post #1812 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 7:42 pm

snaquille oatmeal wrote:
TKainZero wrote:Lebron has joined the bow down to China bandwagon.

Why do people keep thinking this, I saw the entire interview and it makes sense what he said, but it has been chopped into bite size snippets completely out of context.

I especially don’t like the snippet where he appears to say that freedom of speech has bad consequences, but what he was actually referring to was that he and his teammates where uniformed of what was happening because the news in China is censored and limited and if they use their freedom of speech When they don’t know what’s going on it can have bad consequences.

I mean, it's not like we didn't know that China is overseen by a brutal, authoritarian regime.

And I have to acknowledge my own complicity, typing this on a computer made in China, with a cell phone made in China lying on nearby on my desk, not far from a closet full of clothes and sneakers that are also made in China.

gts1 · Post #1813 » by **gts1** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 8:49 pm

James is just another faux social justice warrior.. as long as his pockets stayed lined he'll speak out but even hint it might have a financial consequence time to abandon ship

edit.. all this just pisses me off...lol I mean the NBA cancels an all star game in NC over bathroom bill that makes sure that in government buildings boys go to the boys room and girls go to the girls room, the NBA champs refuse a Whitehouse invite but they will go to mainland China and kowtow like puppets for one of the biggest human rights violators on the planet....

Post #1814 » by **Slava** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 1:01 pm

Damn!

Spoiler:

gts1 · Post #1815 » by **gts1** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 3:10 pm

Slava wrote:Damn!

Spoiler:

that is really well done, i'm dyin here

Post #1816 » by **snaquille oatmeal** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 5:04 pm

Just curious, my wiretap headlines are missing is anybody else having this issue?

Post #1817 » by **Kilroy** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 5:25 pm

snaquille oatmeal wrote:Just curious, my wiretap headlines are missing is anybody else having this issue?

Yeah, mine too... China?

kblo247 · Post #1818 » by **kblo247** » Thu Oct 17, 2019 8:16 am

To be fair I don't blame LeBron for towing the line or not saying nothing at all. They would be stupid to talk while in actual China. PEople are crazy in the modern world and can try to kill or hurt or set you up so easily for some bs.

kblo247 · Post #1819 » by **kblo247** » Thu Oct 17, 2019 8:16 am

Watched the Warriors all preseason and I keep coming to the conclusion that they may be better off starting Draymond at SF and then Looney and Stein up front to grind the games down so steph can win them offensively

iamworthy · Post #1820 » by **iamworthy** » Thu Oct 17, 2019 2:16 pm

kblo247 wrote:Watched the Warriors all preseason and I keep coming to the conclusion that they may be better off starting Draymond at SF and then Looney and Stein up front to grind the games down so steph can win them offensively

That would be a horrible offensive unit. Steph can't score THAT much...lol.